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# Matsyapurana 30.12

Matsyapurāṇa 30.12

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [30.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.30.12)

\*devayānyuvāca  
sarvameva naravyāghra vidhānamanuvartate  
vidhinā vihitaṃ jñātvā mā vicitraṃ manaḥ kṛthāḥ //

> Devayânî said:--"Do not be astonished. All this has been ordained by Brahmâ. You look like a king from your bearing and sweet and dignified speech. Tell me your name and parentage."--12-13.  
> — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.30.p4) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.30.12) — English, machine translation

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